->''He's got the power -- he's like a god\\But he's a devil of flesh and blood\\A .45 is his religion, code of silence his belief''-->-- '''Music/{{Accept}}''', "Sick, Dirty and Mean"

->''And then I spend your ransom money''\\''But still I keep your sheep\\I peel the mask you're wearing\\[[ParanoiaFuel And then rob you of your sleep, rob you of your sleep]]\\I choose to steal what you choose to show\\And don't you know\\I'm making a career of evil''-->--'''Music/BlueOysterCult''', "Career of Evil"

->''Yours is not to ask why\\Yours is to do and die''-->--'''Music/{{KMFDM}}''', "Professional Killer"[[note]]Misquoting Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brigade"[[/note]]

->Cursed be he who taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, "Amen."-->-- '''Deuteronomy 27:25''', [[Literature/TheBible King James Bible]] (Cambridge Edition)

->She flushed all accounts, cut off all communication lines, exposed the Agency and used the confusion to vanish. Now the reformed Agency has finally tracked her down--And offered me the contract. One day, I will think of this [[NothingPersonal as just another job.]] After all, this is what I do. -->-- '''47''', ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}: Absolution''

->I hate bein' stereotyped. I'm not a cold-blooded killer. I'm a nice guy! I love my wife, I have two boys I'm very proud of. You just have to make the ends meet. And if that means I have to shoot someone now and then, hey, it's just my job from 9-5.-->--Enemy chatter, ''VideoGame/MaxPayne''

->If you're good at something, never do it for free.-->--'''The Joker''', ''[[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy The Dark Knight]]''

->''(on phone [[WellDoneSonGuy with his father]])'' Not a "crazed gunman", Dad, I'm an ''assassin''! ... Well the "difference" bein' one is a job, and the other's mental sickness!-->-- '''The Sniper''', ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''

->They don't advertise for killers in a newspaper. That was my profession.-->--'''Deckard''', ''Film/BladeRunner''

->They cry, they plead, they beg, they piss themselves, they cry for their mothers. It gets embarrassing. I like to kill 'em softly. From a distance.-->--'''Jackie Cogan''', ''Film/KillingThemSoftly''

->'''Bart:''' What have you been doing with your life?\\'''Martin:''' Ahhh...[[CassandraTruth professional killer]].\\'''Bart:''' Oh, good for you. It's a growth industry.-->--''Film/GrossePointeBlank''

->Gunter, you are my rock star, you know this. You kill everything I ask you to kill. You even kill extra things, like-- like dogs and cats along the way. People just crossing the road. You killed everyone on that boat, remember? You drowned them [[CrazyAwesome from the inside]], it was beautiful. You killed that guy on his wedding with piano wire ''while'' he was playing piano. I love you for this stuff.-->--'''Tannhauser''', ''Series/BulletInTheFace''

->A sure and steady hand did this. This ain't no squirrelly amateur. This is the work of a salty dog. You can tell by the cleanliness of the carnage. Now a kill-crazy rampage though it may be, all the colors are kept within the lines.-->--'''Sheriff Earl [=McGraw=]''', ''Film/KillBill Pt. 1''

-> We do not murder. We do not execute. We do not massacre. We never, you may be very certain, we never torture. We have no truck with crimes of passion or hatred or pointless gain. We do not do it for a delight in inhumation, or to feed some secret inner need, or for petty advantage or for some cause or belief; I tell you, gentlemen, that all these reasons are in the highest degree suspect. Look into the face of a man who will kill you for a belief and your nostrils will snuff up the scent of abomination. Hear a speech declaring a holy war and, I assure you, your ears should catch the click of evil's scales and the dragging of its monstrous tail over the purity of the language. No, we do it for the money. And, because we above all must know the value of a human life, we do it for a great deal of money. There can be few cleaner motives, so shorn of all pretence.-->-- '''Dr Cruces''', ''[[{{Discworld/Pyramids}} Pyramids]]''

-> "Tell me, Bronn. If I told you to kill a babe ... an infant girl, say, still at her mother's breast ... would you do it? Without question?"\\\"Without question? No." The sellsword rubbed thumb and forefinger together. "I'd ask how much."-->-- ''{{A Song of Ice and Fire}}''

->'''Max:''' You just met him once and you kill him like that?!\\'''Vincent:''' What, I should only kill people after I get to know them?-->--'''{{Film/Collateral}}'''

->I'm not a good person or a bad person. I'm just here to kill things.-->--'''Vin,''' ''[[MistBorn Mistborn: The Well of Ascension]]''

->Murder is only killing without a license.-->--'''Bishop,''' ''TheMechanic''

->'''Zevran:''' Assassination in Antiva is a tradition. It is more efficient than an election, as we say "Politics and death go together like kisses and love-making."-->- ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''

->'''Matthew Risman''': You have the eyes of a ''killer'', girl. Not like Wolverine. No, he's just an animal. But you...you were ''bred'' for murder. And right now, you're thinking of eleven different ways to kill me, aren't you?\\'''X-23''': No -- ''twenty-seven''.-->-- {{X-Force}}

->'''The Chameleon''': I am ''not'' a murderer. Murder is petty, it's thuggish. Assassination is a ''tool'', a political statement. I am paid to help others ''make'' their statements.-->-- ''[[Series/TheInvisibleMan The Invisible Man]]''

->A knight's a sword with a horse. The rest, the vows and the sacred oils and the lady’s favors, they’re silk ribbons tied round the sword. Maybe the sword’s prettier with ribbons hanging off it, but it will kill you just as dead.-->-- '''Sandor Clegane''', ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''

->'''Film/JamesBond:''' In my business you prepare for the unexpected.\\'''Franz Sanchez:''' And what business is that?\\'''Bond:''' I help people with problems.\\'''Sanchez:''' Problem solver.\\'''Bond:''' More of a problem eliminator.-->-- ''Film/LicenceToKill'', paraphrased from Creator/IanFleming's ''Literature/TheManWithTheGoldenGun''

->The rifle is the first weapon you learn how to use, because it lets you keep your distance from the client. The closer you get to being a pro, the closer you can get to the client. [[KnifeNut The knife]], for example, is the last thing you learn.-->-- '''Léon''', ''Film/TheProfessional''

->''A hitman is like a plumber, a dentist or a mechanic: Everybody is always looking for a good one.''-->--'''Michael''', ''Series/BurnNotice'' ("Identity")----